Thread by @DECRarthistory

Madeleine Haddon is working in a curatorial role with @MuseumModernArt on an exhibition on Matisse and was a recent Teaching Fellow at @EdiArtHistory and is passionate about making art history accessible to a broader range of audiences.
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Madeleine speaks frankly about visiting museums growing up but not always being comfortable in those spaces, seeing herself reflected in the 19th-century art history being taught or the faculty teaching the subject.
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There must be a dual effort between academia and museums to make art history more diverse and inclusive – these goals are not distinct!
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Undergraduate courses are where we can impact future art historians – as teaching fellows, we can shape the curriculum, design and organise seminars. Doing this was an opportunity for Madeleine to fill in the gaps in representations of race within 19th century art history.
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